Beyond Sweatshops: Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing Nations
Автор:Theodore H. Moran Год: [не указано] Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 0815706154 In Beyond Sweatshops, Theodore Moran examines the impact of FDI in manufacturing on growth and welfare in developing countries, and explores how host governments can take advantage of the contributions of foreign investment while avoiding the hazards to lower-skilled workers. The first part of the book examines multilateral proposals designed to place a floor under the treatment of workers around the world, contrasting a WTO-based system to enforce labor standards with "voluntary" arrangements, including corporate codes of conduct, certification organizations, and "sweatshop free" labeling. It explores the pros and cons of adding a "living wage" requirement to the ILO's core labor standards. By analyzing the evidence from a variety of developing countries?in Asia, Latin America, and Africa?Moran demonstrates that most FDI goes to industrial sectors that employ trained workers who are not easily exploited. The flow of FDI to plants that produce...